Prep School Sponsored Walk

Prep School Sponsored Walk

The annual Prep School Sponsored Walk is always a popular event in the Prep calendar, and this year was no exception. Emulating the route taken around London during the Marathon, pupils looked for the landmarks of London as they followed their own route around the...
Pastoral Care: the foundation of the school environment

Pastoral Care: the foundation of the school environment

Cokethorpe prides itself on the strength of the pastoral care system. Mr Stevens, Deputy Headmaster, discusses what makes the system so effective. What are the core elements of our pastoral care? There are two factors at the heart of the system. You have the mechanics...
Heads of Houses

Heads of Houses

Heads of Houses, Matthew, Bella, and Freddie, discuss their experience of the House system at Cokethorpe. Talk to us about the House system – how did it support you as you went through the School? BC – As soon as you join the Senior School, you are put into a tutor...
Sixth Form Inter-House General Knowledge Competition

Sixth Form Inter-House General Knowledge Competition

The Sixth Form Inter-House General Knowledge Competition is always fiercely fought and feistily contested, and this year was no exception. Spread over three lunchtimes, the format was the same as University Challenge – including starters-for-ten, buzzers, and...
Countdown to the Conundrum

Countdown to the Conundrum

There were anagrams and puzzles aplenty, as pupils faced off in the annual House Countdown competition. The first heat saw Queen Anne take an early lead, and, despite Feilden and Harcourt narrowing the gap, Queen Anne maintained their lead to make it through to the...
Year 6 Don’t Miss a Beat

Year 6 Don’t Miss a Beat

It was Ms James’ privilege to organise a disco for the deserving and hardworking Year 6 pupils following their First Form Entrance Assessments. The festivities began with a splendid supper in the Dining Hall. Then, with glow sticks at the ready, the Class of ‘24...